Jerry Lucas

The first U.S. basketball men's dream team wins the 1960 gold medal while beating eight opponents by an average score of 102 to 59.5 Ten of the team's 12 members go on to play in the NBA and four (Walt Bellamy, Jerry Lucas, Oscar Roberstson, Jerry West) make the Basketball Hall of Fame.

James Augustine says he's an exception to the basketball rule that "boxing out" is the key to rebounding. The 6-foot-10-inch senior is on the brink of becoming Illinois' all-time leading rebounder, needing only 10 in Friday night's home game with Tennessee-Martin to equal Efrem Winters' school record 853 (1983-86). "You have to find your man and beat him to the ball," he said, explaining his rebounding success. "It's watching the ball and getting to the best spot. It's all...

A Zion man was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance Saturday after an apartment complex security guard allegedly found 1.2 grams of cocaine in his possession. Jerry Lucas, 20, of the 2700 block of Gilboa Avenue, was sitting in a car at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Hebron Avenue when he was approached by the guard, who noticed that Lucas' car lacked the required sticker to be in the complex, reports said. The guard said Lucas was holding three...

By Leo Ebersole and Chris Malcolm. Edited by the sports staff of RedEye | February 17, 2003

1) Welcome back, Tiger Tiger Woods wins, Phil Mickelson does not, and Nike stock starts to climb again. Check, check and check. Yeah, everything is back to normal. 2) Asphalt burns Michael Waltrip now has three NASCAR victories in the last five races on the Daytona track, or one more win on the road than the Bulls. 3) Offensive rebounds Shaquille O'Neal says he'll have to go back on anti-inflammatory medicine to play the rest of the season. Doctors say it'll ease pain in his joints and...

By Leo Ebersole and Chris Malcolm. Edited by the sports staff of RedEye | February 17, 2003

1) Welcome back, Tiger Tiger Woods wins, Phil Mickelson does not, and Nike stock starts to climb again. Check, check and check. Yeah, everything is back to normal. 2) Asphalt burns Michael Waltrip now has three NASCAR victories in the last five races on the Daytona track, or one more win on the road than the Bulls. 3) Offensive rebounds Shaquille O'Neal says he'll have to go back on anti-inflammatory medicine to play the rest of the season. Doctors say it'll ease pain in his joints and...

As a boy growing up in Zanesville, Ohio, Fred Taylor loved to fish for bass and perch with his dad, Fred Sr., on the Muskingum River. Fishing taught Fred Taylor patience. And patience was a virtue he practiced while he coached more victories, 297 in 18 seasons, than anybody in Ohio State basketball history. Taylor died Sunday at 77 at a nursing home in Columbus, Ohio, where he had lived since a brain aneurysm in 1996. Taylor's most notable success came in the three-year period from...

In the history of the National Basketball Association, there were teams that would take your breath away, leaving those watching gasping for air at the sight of their extraordinary acrobatic feats. And there were other teams that were so methodically powerful that they would quickly take the air out of opponents. And then there were the New York Knicks of the early 1970s, a team that had Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere, Jerry Lucas, Bill Bradley, Walt Frazier and Dick Barnett and that represented...

A Zion man was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance Saturday after an apartment complex security guard allegedly found 1.2 grams of cocaine in his possession. Jerry Lucas, 20, of the 2700 block of Gilboa Avenue, was sitting in a car at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Hebron Avenue when he was approached by the guard, who noticed that Lucas' car lacked the required sticker to be in the complex, reports said. The guard said Lucas was holding three...

As a boy growing up in Zanesville, Ohio, Fred Taylor loved to fish for bass and perch with his dad, Fred Sr., on the Muskingum River. Fishing taught Fred Taylor patience. And patience was a virtue he practiced while he coached more victories, 297 in 18 seasons, than anybody in Ohio State basketball history. Taylor died Sunday at 77 at a nursing home in Columbus, Ohio, where he had lived since a brain aneurysm in 1996. Taylor's most notable success came in the three-year period from...

Now that was a team. The star was an incomparable scorer, not only averaging more than 30 points a game, but in double figures in assists and rebounds. His sidekick, inch for inch, probably was the greatest rebounder in NBA history, a 6-foot-8-inch, 230-pounder who averaged at least 19 rebounds a game four straight seasons, 15.6 over his 11-year career. Their center averaged more than double figures in scoring and rebounding five straight seasons. Heck, their...

James Augustine says he's an exception to the basketball rule that "boxing out" is the key to rebounding. The 6-foot-10-inch senior is on the brink of becoming Illinois' all-time leading rebounder, needing only 10 in Friday night's home game with Tennessee-Martin to equal Efrem Winters' school record 853 (1983-86). "You have to find your man and beat him to the ball," he said, explaining his rebounding success. "It's watching the ball and getting to the best spot. It's all...

The first U.S. basketball men's dream team wins the 1960 gold medal while beating eight opponents by an average score of 102 to 59.5 Ten of the team's 12 members go on to play in the NBA and four (Walt Bellamy, Jerry Lucas, Oscar Roberstson, Jerry West) make the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Now that was a team. The star was an incomparable scorer, not only averaging more than 30 points a game, but in double figures in assists and rebounds. His sidekick, inch for inch, probably was the greatest rebounder in NBA history, a 6-foot-8-inch, 230-pounder who averaged at least 19 rebounds a game four straight seasons, 15.6 over his 11-year career. Their center averaged more than double figures in scoring and rebounding five straight seasons. Heck, their...

The last Ohio high school basketball player to come to Ohio State with a reputation comparable to that that preceded Katie Smith in 1992 was Jerry Lucas in the fall of 1958. Like Middletown High's Lucas, Logan High's Smith was the most sought-after player in the country. Today there is...

"I enjoy statements that can be made," said Bob Knight. Then Knight made his statement about being elected Thursday to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Naturally, Knight mentioned Fred Taylor, his college coach at Ohio State. And Knight gave credit to Clair Bee and Joe Lapchick, the veterans who helped Knight when he broke in as a 24-year-old head coach at West Point. Knight also credited Pete Newell and Henry Iba and other Hall of Fame coaches with helping him coach 553...

"I enjoy statements that can be made," said Bob Knight. Then Knight made his statement about being elected Thursday to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Naturally, Knight mentioned Fred Taylor, his college coach at Ohio State. And Knight gave credit to Clair Bee and Joe Lapchick, the veterans who helped Knight when he broke in as a 24-year-old head coach at West Point. Knight also credited Pete Newell and Henry Iba and other Hall of Fame coaches with helping him coach 553...